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Ariel is a unisex name in its Western and English form. Among the frequently occurring names from the 2000 U.S. Census- , the masculine and feminine versions are ranked 539 and 208, respectively. Ariel is an Archangel name (see 'Other' section, below) from the Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל "Lion or Lioness of God." Archangel Ariel is known as the Angel of Healing and New Beginnings. In English, Ariel is pronounced "air-ee-ul"; in Hebrew, French or Spanish it is pronounced, "R-E-L". In Chinese, Ariel is pronounced Āi Lǐ Ěr (Simplified 埃里尔 Traditional 埃裡爾). An alternate Chinese spelling is Yà liè (亚列).

People

• Ariel Durant Author
• Ariel Gade Actress
• Ariel Gore Author
• Ariel Levy Author
• Ariel Sharon Former Prime Minister of Israel
• Ariel Waller Actress

Places

• Ariel (city), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank / Samaria between Nablus and Ramallah
• Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israeli university
• Ariel (moon), a moon of Uranus discovered in 1851 by William Lassell
• Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, a town and its namesake lake in the United States

Fictional characters

• Ariel, an airy Spirit, a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest
• Ariel, the narrator in Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock".
• Princess Ariel, the main character in Disney's 1989 film 'The Little Mermaid'
• Ariel A. Gold ("Ari") - Chase's manager in the HBO series "Entourage"
• Ariel DuBois, the fictional daughter of Allison DuBois on the NBC drama Medium
• Ariel, a character in the science fiction series Robotech
• Ariel, an extraterrestrial mutant, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Ariel, a former alias of the Marvel Comics character Kitty Pryde
• Princess Ariel, a main character in the Thundarr the Barbarian animated series
• Ariel, the original name of the Transformers character Elita One
• Ariel, a character in the Legacy of Kain video game series
• Ariel, the name of the main character's dead beagle in the novel "Speak"
• Ariel Truax, the name of Ann-Margret's character in the movie, "Grumpy Old Men."
• Ariel Maloney, the name of Teri Hatcher's character in the movie, "Soapdish."
• Ariel Sullivan, the name of Emma Bolger's character in the movie, "In America."
• Ariel Moore, the name of Lori Singer's character in the movie, "Footloose."
• Ariel, the name of the Angel of Healing, (played by Ivana Milicevic) in the ABC Family mini-series, "Fallen."
• Ariel, the hero of the concept albums Epica and The Black Halo by American power metal band Kamelot.

Publications

• Ariel (Beliaev), a science fiction novel by Russian author Alexander Beliaev
• Ariel (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC
• "Ariel's Crossing" a novel by American writer, Bradford Morrow
• Ariel (Plath), the last book of poetry by Sylvia Plath
• Ariel: The Book of Fantasy, a periodical published in the 1970s in book form
• Ariel (campus newspaper), the former campus newspaper at the University of Minnesota
• Ariel, by Grace Tiffany, a modern adaption of Shakespeare's Tempest, with Ariel as a female spirit.
• "Truly, Madly Manhatten" a novel by Nora Roberts, featuring actress Ariel Kirkwood

Film

• Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film Award
• Ariel (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
• Footloose, a 1984 movie starring Lori Singer as Ariel Moore
• Grumpy Old Men and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men, starring Ann-Margret as Ariel Truax
• In America, directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Emma Bolger as Ariel Sullivan
• The Little Mermaid (film) Ariel is the Little Mermaid in this Disney movie.
• Soapdish, starring Teri Hatcher as Ariel Maloney
• "Starting Out In The Evening" (2007), a critically acclaimed film based on the novel by American writer, Brian Morton. Actress Lili Taylor plays the role of Ariel, the adult daughter of lead character, author Leonard Schilling.

Television

• Ariel Hunter, a young woman played by actress Kari Wuhrer during the 1994-95 season of television series, "Beverly Hills 90210".
• Ariel, a planet visited in "The Last Sunset", an episode of Space: 1999
• "Ariel" (Firefly episode), an episode of the television series Firefly
• "Medium", an NBC television series starring Sofia Vassilieva as teenager Ariel DuBois
• Nip/Tuck, television series, featuring Brittany Snow as Ariel Alderman

Music

• Ariel (band), an Australian rock band of the mid-1970s
• Ariel, a group with which the electronic musician Kid 606 has worked
• "Ariel" (song) by Dean Friedman, or the character about whom the song is written
• Ariels, an album by electronica band Bent
• "Ariel" (song) by The Cure (Robert Smith) unreleased until remastered on The Top album
• Ariel Storm (band) Ambient Dreampop duo of Kai Ariel and Ariana Storm.

Commercial products

• Ariel (washing powder), a washing powder brand of Procter & Gamble
• Ariel (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in memory of Ariel Glaser in which profits were donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
• Ariel Corporation, a compressor-manufacturing company and name of their flagship reciprocating compressor line. See company's website here.

Vehicles

• USS Ariel, the name of five ships of the United States Navy
• Ariel (American automobile), formerly an American automobile
• Ariel (British automobile), formerly a British automobile
• Ariel Ltd, a modern British car company
• Ariel (vehicle), a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars

Other

• Ariel (angel), an angel in Judaism, Christianity (Gnostic) & occult lore
• Ariel (anime), an anime OVA series
• Ariel was a stage name used by female pro wrestler Shelly Martinez during her employment with the ECW organization
• Ariel Gazelle is another name for the Dorcas Gazelle
• Ariel (computer program), a document delivery program distributed by Infotrieve
• Operation Ariel was the British military evacuation from western France in World War II

See also

• Aerial
• Arial, the Computer font
• Ari (name)
• Ari (lion)

References

1. Ariel in Chinese

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• Given names